The Christian and Fasting
“When you fast . . .” (Mt 6:16-7) Father, may my life be yours. Christian disciplines are a normal part of a healthy Christian life. Time in the Scriptures, prayer, giving, service, and sharing your faith are all disciplines I have already discussed. And while Christians may not practice these disciplines well, they generally agree that they ought to. Today, however, I want to deal with a discipline that may be the least practiced of them all, and part of the reason for the lag in practice is that many Christians do not think they ought to practice it. I…